Ginny Rorby

Ginny Rorby writes fiction for younger readers about communication, disability, animals, and ethical responsibility. How to Speak Dolphin follows Lily, her autistic half-brother Adam, and a dolphin named Nori, asking whether an animal should remain in captivity for a family's hoped-for benefit. Hurt Go Happy centres on Joey Willis, a deaf girl who begins learning sign language after meeting scientist Charles Mansell and his signing chimpanzee, Sukari. Scholastic presents the first novel as a family and animal-rights story for readers aged eight to twelve. Macmillan identifies Hurt Go Happy as the winner of the Schneider Family Book Award. In both books, Rorby lets young protagonists question decisions made around them, build new forms of communication, and advocate for another living being's needs.